Slickville Historic District
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Slickville Historic District
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First Avenue in Slickville, HABS Photo, April 1990
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Greenburg and Second Ave. and Delmont, Court, Cottage and Fred Sts., Salem Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°27′27″N 79°31′23″W / 40.45750°N 79.52306°WCoordinates: 40°27′27″N 79°31′23″W / 40.45750°N 79.52306°W |
| Area | 62 acres (25 ha) |
| Built | 1916-1923 |
| Built by | Tressler, Thomas; Truxall, J.A. |
| Architectural style | Other, Company Housing |
| MPS | Bituminous Coal and Coke Resources of Pennsylvania MPS |
| NRHP reference # | 94000522 |
| Added to NRHP | June 3, 1994 |
Slickville Historic District is a national historic district located at Salem Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 90 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the unincorporated village of Slickville. The company built mining town was built between 1916 and 1923. The contributing resources include workers and managers housing, four utilitarian mine-related buildings, a church, a school, a pump house, and a company store. The community was originally developed by the Cambria Steel Company, and later acquired by Bethlehem Steel who operated Slick Mine No. 91 after 1923.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
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